House Bill No. 5637
House Bill No. 5637
PUBLIC ACT NO. 98-51
AN ACT CONCERNING POST-CONVICTION BAIL.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of
Representatives in General Assembly convened:
Section 54-63f of the general statutes is
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu
thereof:
A person who has been convicted of any
offense, EXCEPT A VIOLATION OF SECTION 53a-54a,
53a-54b, 53a-54c OR 53a-54d, and is either
awaiting sentence or has given oral or written
notice of his intention to appeal or file a
petition for certification or a writ of certiorari
may be released pending final disposition of the
case, unless the court finds custody to be
necessary to provide reasonable assurance of his
appearance in court, upon the first of the
following conditions of release found sufficient
by the court to provide such assurance: (1) Upon
his execution of a written promise to appear, (2)
upon his execution of a bond without surety in no
greater amount than necessary, (3) upon his
execution of a bond with surety in no greater
amount than necessary, (4) upon his deposit, with
the clerk of the court having jurisdiction of the
offense with which such person stands convicted or
any assistant clerk of such court who is bonded in
the same manner as the clerk or any person or
officer authorized to accept bail, a sum of money
equal to the amount called for by the bond
required by the court, or (5) upon his pledge of
real property, the equity of which is equal to the
amount called for by the bond required by the
court, provided the person pledging such property
is the owner of such property. When cash bail is
offered, such bond shall be executed and the money
shall be received in lieu of a surety or sureties
upon such bond. Such cash bail shall be retained
by the clerk of such court until a final order of
the court disposing of the same is passed,
provided, if such bond is forfeited, the clerk of
such court shall pay the money to the payee named
therein, according to the terms and conditions of
the bond.
Approved May 19, 1998